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Justice Kodagoda says 90% of disputes need not reach a courtroom
The Supreme Court judge told lawyers their instinct to litigate is helping clog the courts, widening a diagnosis he framed in May as a capacity problem.
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Minister says legal barrier blocks Mahendran's extradition, with other routes under review
Singapore law prevents extraditing its own citizen; officials examining alternatives for ex-CB governor.
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President hands over 'Navodayapuram' houses to 50 landslide-hit families in Poonagala
Fifty furnished houses built for families displaced by the 2023 Kabaragala landslide were vested with residents in Poonagala, Bandarawela, on Friday.
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Navy Commander reviews defence cooperation plan with India on New Delhi visit
Vice Admiral Fernando meets India's Defence Secretary, navy chief during first India visit since taking command.
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Negombo Prison Chief Jailer and 19 officers ordered to face identification parade
Negombo's Chief Magistrate summoned 20 prison officers for a September 8 identification parade, as a rights group told the court inmates were shot dead.
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Parliament to sit for four days from September 8
Parliament will meet September 8 to 11, with a Chief of Defence Staff (Repeal) Bill second reading and two Motor Traffic Act orders on the order paper.
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PM Amarasuriya praises Vasudeva Nanayakkara's place in Sri Lanka's left
Speaking at the launch of a book on the veteran politician's career, the Prime Minister said she respected his contribution despite their political differences.
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Two Chinese nationals wanted over Port City murder arrested in Sigiriya
The Colombo Crime Division traced two men hiding in Sigiriya over the July abduction and killing at Port City, a week after police released their photographs.
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Train derails at Pothuhera, disrupting Northern Line services
A train derailed at Pothuhera Railway Station on Friday morning, delaying all services scheduled beyond the station, the Department of Railways said.
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Railway Station Masters' Association backs BASL over 22nd Amendment
Railway union becomes first non-legal trade body to join BASL backing judicial independence.
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Bribery Commission completes probe into former Moratuwa mayor Saman Lal Fernando
CIABOC told a Colombo court its investigation into 112 Maga Neguma road contracts is finished. The case returns to court on 18 December.
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Court clears detectives to question Ishara Sewwandi in Angunukolapelessa prison
Chief Magistrate allows Colombo Crimes Division to record statement over Ganemulla Sanjeewa killing.
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Sri Lanka tells UN the judges' retirement-age change is not aimed at specific judges
Colombo's Geneva mission has answered the UN Special Rapporteur, arguing that including sitting judges is itself a safeguard against political interference.
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Two years on, 30 former ministers' bungalows still await a use
The government is still deciding what to do with about 30 state bungalows vacated by Cabinet ministers, with one earmarked to become a courthouse.
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More intervenient petitions back the 22nd Amendment as supporting side grows
Two more petitions filed supporting 22nd Amendment; one asks Supreme Court to rule referendum unnecessary.
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Alleged distributor in 'Badowita Asanka' drug network arrested with ice
The Walana Anti-Corruption Unit says the suspect, named Lakmal, collected daily proceeds for the syndicate and was found with over 15 grams of ice.
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Bar Association: judicial independence is not a shield against scrutiny
The BASL says allegations against judges must be tested through constitutional process, while warning the 22nd Amendment is being rushed.
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Couple arrested at Matara beauty salon with heroin and Ice worth Rs. 70 million
Police seized 2.45kg of heroin and 50g of Ice in a raid on a salon on Matara Railway Station Road. A married couple faces court on Friday.
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NPP MP asks Supreme Court to throw out Bar Association petition against 22A
Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi seeks to intervene in the BASL challenge, calling its arguments untenable and asking for the petition to be dismissed with costs.
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Premadasa says government policy rests on false data, citing Rs. 17,315 poverty figure
The Opposition Leader told two SJB meetings in Medawachchiya that voters were deceived in 2019 and 2024, listing unmet promises on paddy, power and fuel.
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President calls on Malwathu and Asgiriya Mahanayake Theros in Kandy
President Dissanayake visited both chapters and paid homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic on the day of the final Randoli Perahera in Kandy.
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Justice Minister gives six-week timeline for easing prison overcrowding
Harshana Nanayakkara says 23,000 remand prisoners are held pending Government Analyst reports, and that faster testing will ease overcrowding within six weeks.
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Welikada inmate escapes on a prison jailor's motorcycle
An inmate sent to clean a Prisons Department holiday facility rode off on a jailor's motorcycle while the officer stepped into the office, the department says.
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IGP orders probe into viral video filmed inside Ambalangoda Police Station
Police and the family of an elderly detainee give conflicting accounts of how he was injured, after footage from the Ambalangoda station circulated online.